Category: Dashboard Symbols & Tell-tales

DashboardSymbols.com descriptions of the symbols and tell-tales used on automobile and light truck dashboards and instrument panels.

E-latch system fault indicator

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E-latch system This is an E-latch system fault indicator symbol. The inevitable spread of electronic systems has moved to, perhaps inevitably, door latches. E, or electronic, -latches are not actually new and already require mechanical back-up unlock options if the battery in the key fob or the 12-volt start battery dies. Before continuing, is this …

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We have finished the update to our Suzuki dashboard symbols page, adding 24 new indicators

Suzuki dashboard symbols A completed Suzuki dashboard symbols page update added 24 new symbols and indicators, 11 of which are new to our rolls. Suzuki no longer sells automobiles in the North American market, but the page is popular on our site. We found an Australian site with owner’s manuals we could peruse. Most of …

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The Hyundai dashboard symbols page is now re-ordered by color

Hyundai dashboard symbols Our Hyundai dashboard symbols page has now been re-aligned by color. There are now 34 pages that have been transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. This exceeds two thirds of the pages to be re-ordered, while we work our way through all our manufacturer symbols …

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A simple New Year resolution for the auto industry in 2025

New Year Resolution What we do here at DashboardSymbols.com is attempt to help the average driver understand what is happening to his or her vehicle at the first sign of trouble. So as we approach the first day of 2025, here’s a New Year resolution we would to see adopted by the industry. Simplify your …

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The GMC dashboard symbols page gets the new color treatment

GMC dashboard symbols Our GMC dashboard symbols page has now been re-aligned by color. This makes 33 pages transformed to reflect the new color ordering, including our primary pictographic symbols page. We are now two thirds of the way through to re-ordering all our manufacturer symbols pages. There are 49 on the site. The page …

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The update to our Mitsubishi dashboard symbols page adds 14 new indicators

Mitsubishi dashboard symbols The completed Mitsubishi dashboard symbols page update added a relatively small number of symbols, 14. Further, only five of them are actually new to our pages. This compared to the 75 new entries added to the Ford page, 60 of them brand new. Given it took weeks to slog through the Ford …

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Mitsubishi renames regenerative braking

Regenerative braking For 2025, the Mitsubishi Outlander is now a plug-in hybrid, which includes regenerative braking. Unfortunately, that name wasn’t good enough for the company, so it came up with the unbelievably cumbersome Innovative Pedal Operation. The name is meaningless until the it is described in the manual. “When the Innovative Pedal Operation Mode is …

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